I am writing to you during very confusing and troubled times. Yesterday, I awoke to find that Rylde was no longer the MDP's nominee for CP. This means that he is no longer on the ballot. As far as I know, he didn't change parties, I know I had him selected as our candidate yet somehow that all changed.

As I write this, both Rylde and I have tickets into the admin, which means we'll get an answer in a week, too late to do anything. In the absence of a candidate of our own, I will not instruct MDP members to vote for anyone in particular. Vote how you want, where you want. We'll see who makes it out of the Thunderdome alive.

Two men enter, one man leaves with no more free time for the rest of the month.

A shocking turn of events, I know, we were all looking forward to a second term with Rylde at the helm. I guess now he can take Mary Chan somewhere nice for a vacation, or something.

Fair game, but, with your whole dictator shtick, if you had a preferred candidate, could you not have told your membership who to vote for? I thought that's how thing went in the MDP. Or are you undecided yourself?

''If Leo went about ordering the party around at all times with no regard to their wishes, the Military Council would have his head, and a new Dictator would be chosen the following month.''

Reading comments like this one,I never understood what you guys stand for.

A definition of dictatorship: ''a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator.''
So basically you have to obey the dictator's decisions at any time.
Judging by what Venerable just said,you guys are more democratic than any other party in eCan. You should change your name to Military Democratic Party,it would suit you more.

The thing that confuses me is the fact that your MC has a bigger authority than a dictator.
Dictatorship refers to an autocratic form of absolute rule by a leader unrestricted by law, constitutions, or other social and political factors within the state.It has the power to govern without consent of those being governed. Having a MC above your dictator is confusing.
Also,it seems that you are resolving most of the issues on a democratic way,within your party.Which is also confusing because dictatorship is a contrast to democracy.

As for Caesar,he was a victim of a conspiracy,not Senate.It was formed against him, however, it was made up of his friends and protégés, among them Cimber, Casca, Cassius, and Marcus Junius Brutus.

@crisfire - If you're too stupid to enter our forum and check out our manifest,well,then that's your problem.You have all the informations there,about what we stand for,our principles and objectives. You should put a condom on your head because if you're gonna act like a dick you might as well dress like one.

"The thing that confuses me is the fact that your MC has a bigger authority than a dictator."

The MC, much like a congress, has great authority but no single will. Congress has difficulty exercising its authority because they need to build agreement or consensus or a critical mass/majority of support before they can act. The MC is the same. They can remove the Dictator but they are not well equipped to lead in his place (too many opinions at the top, no clear leader to follow), a new Dictator needs to be appointed.

February is the shortest month of all... and according to Punxsutawney Phil, winter won't last long.

"As for Caesar,he was a victim of a conspiracy,not Senate.It was formed against him, however, it was made up of his friends and protégés, among them Cimber, Casca, Cassius, and Marcus Junius Brutus. The Senate was not above Caesar."
@Punisher: that still describes the Military Council-- a bunch of the Dictator's trusted friends and protégés that would throw a coup if the dictator steps out of line. (;

i'm only asking because that concept of dictatorship really confuses me. Looks like it has some elements of a democracy,but it ain't one. Quite interesting, indeed.

@crisfire - I'm sure that most of the active ppl in eCan are familiar with it,because we published few articles about that matter. We don't want to spam the media like you. Unlike you,we find it stupid and it only has a counter effect.

@Quimbie - The decision about supporting Sanders is based on a democratic vote which we had within the party.It ain't my decision.

Punisher, if we're going by definitions, then you should reference a "Military Dictatorship" vs regular Dictatorship. They are different and I believe "Military Dictatorship" is more accurate, though there is quite a bit of flexibility under the definitions of both covering various forms.

A military dictatorship is a form of government wherein the political power resides with the military. This varies from a standard dictatorship which is is an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual.

punisher your giving the most stereotypical definition of a dictatorship and it's rather obvious this isnt one of those. yes we have a dictator and yes he has the final word. but we also have the council whose job it is to make sure the dictator stays true to the principals of the MDP and it's current views. in a RL comparison Zappie's right, it is like it's name a military dictatorship which has a much more flexible definition due to the fact that it is the "millitary" that is leading the country. how the Hierarchy within that "dictatorship" operates doesn't necessarily have to be totally undemocratic.

lol i'm just sticking up for a friend, is that so wrong? Cris and I have been working together since our DAL days, it's kinda hard for me to say nothing when you are being slanderous towards him.

If you want my opinion of you then fine.

You seem to be poking the "bush" so you can get attention and maybe some support for your party. you have a lot of anger towards the MDP it would seem because of sheer jealousy. You are being extremely arrogant in your assumptions about, the MDP, crisfire, me, and others and should learn to respect other people or keep your mouth shut. seriously....

Dieros, stop abusing drugs srsly. Inform yourself first about what's your little friend doing before you say such things. Everything you mentioned there is actually done by your friend,who has no respect for other people,or their opinions. And on top of that he's a dumbass. That's all i'm going to tell you.

Mr.Butthurt - when i want to hear your opinion, i'll take off the duct tape, lil b*tch.

that was not an insult Sir Ragequit, you said something the most idiotic,and i didn't want to reply to that.And actually, i don't care about opinions of fat losers like you.
''how the Hierarchy within that dictatorship operates doesn't necessarily have to be totally undemocratic.''
You clearly are not familiar with the concept 'dictatorship' kiddo.I suggest you to google it before you start trying to look smart.

Lol this guy he makes me laugh everytime. I don't have to try and be smart, trying to be smart doesn't work as you've clearly demonstrated and as for fat there's a pic of me kicking around somewhere on erep that proves that wrong like everything else you say. Why do even bother pun? Lol

Mr.butthurt / Sir Ragequit, you are clearly trying to look smart in front of the people,and you don't even know the difference between a democracy,and a dictatorship. So you're pretty much an idiot who thinks that he's always right, just like crisfire. Not to mention the fact that you can't stand a defeat in a GAME, and that you're spreading filthy lies about a guy who defeated you, fair and square.You're pathetic fatty.

Boys you are arguing over semantics. Punisher, does the IPC actually rule over an Empire, is the PP an Emperor? No. The MDP is fairly true to their party name, but are limited in dictatorial scope because of game mechanics. Now, enough with the silly pissing match. Carry on.